Plastic Surgery Procedures with Dual Functions
Plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as cosmetic surgeries, often overlap in terms of correcting an issue and improving aesthetics. A cleft lip or palate is one example. The appearance can be startling, but the surgery is mainly done to repair the lip for proper chewing, speaking, and mouth closure. Other surgery options also have dual purposes. Ears In most cases, ear surgery is done to fix protruding, large, or misshapen ears. Surgery also corrects abnormalities, defects in the ear structure, or damage after an injury. There are two types of otoplasty (ear surgery) that both provide the same results. The most common one is ear reshaping, which more involved than an ear setback procedure. Reshaping This procedure is often done at an early age. In some cases it is completed to correct a birth defect. In other cases it is done before children start school. Parents are concerned about the teasing and bullying that results when someone is different, or looks out of proportio...